BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 25 October 2008

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—5. Film
  5/5Steven Spielberg is interested in making Schindler's Ark into a film.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/10/2008
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/10/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das.
8. 05:45
  iPM—25/10/2008
  Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—25/10/2008
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—25/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—25/10/2008
  Countryside magazine. Helen Mark finds that spring is in the air on the Isles of Scilly.
4. 06:35
  Farming Today This Week—25/10/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith.
5. 06:57
  Weather—25/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—25/10/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather; Yesterday in Parliament.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—25/10/2008
  Richard Coles is joined by Sean Rafferty. Plus poetry from Elvis McGonogall.
8. 10:00
  Excess Baggage—Hong Kong - Friends and Coasts
  John McCarthy explores Hong Kong with Anthony Horowitz and Susanna Hoe.
9. 10:30
  The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper
  Hardeep Singh Kohli introduces a tragi-comic look at the isolated role of the goalkeeper.
10. 11:00
  The Week in Westminster—25/10/2008
  A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Oborne.
11. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—25/10/2008
  Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—25/10/2008
  Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 66, Episode 5
  5/9Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panellists include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy.
3. 12:57
  Weather—25/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News Headlines—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Any Questions?—24/10/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Ilford, Essex.
6. 14:00
  Any Answers?—25/10/2008
  Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners responses to this week's Any Questions?
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Stephen Wakelam - Adulteries of a Provincial Wife
  Who was the inspiration for Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary?(R)
8. 15:30
  Stage to Screen—Series 3, Oh! What a Lovely War
  1/3Richard Attenborough's film was adapted from Joan Littlewood's stage version.
9. 16:00
  Weekend Woman's Hour—25/10/2008
  Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
10. 17:00
  PM—25/10/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines. With Ritula Shah.
11. 17:30
  The Bottom Line—25/10/2008
  Was the way banks declare their assets partly to blame for the economic meltdown?
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—25/10/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—25/10/2008
  Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 5, Magnificent Desolation
  2/8By Kim Revill, inspired by the launch of India's first mission to the Moon.
4. 19:15
  Saturday Review—25/10/2008
  Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.
5. 20:00
  The Archive Hour—Potteries Fascists
  Gerry Northam charts the rise and fall of Oswald Mosley.(R)
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures, Episode 1
  1/2After returning to England, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  The Divine Spark of Music
  Composer James MacMillan delivers the Sandford St Martin Lecture.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—20/10/2008
  Robert Robinson introduces the fourth heat of the general knowledge quiz.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—19/10/2008
  Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests. Recorded at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—25/10/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  The Late Story—Francis Coppola Presents, On the Lake
  2/5A mother witnesses her husband in an act of unforgivable transgression.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/10/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/10/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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